eyyy renpy users rise up! it absolutely came to my rescue, I went on a JOURNEY to find a program I could both run on my computer and feasibly learn in the limited time (which was actually only two days for me). you're totally right, it's VERY short haha, and I definitely wanted it to be longer. but when I found a point that felt decent to end it on I decided to just focus on making the game complete instead of chancing adding more to the narrative.
thank you SO much for playing & for the feedback!